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Consumers and Retailers Push to Project Swipe Fee Reform

Robert J. Shapiro, Ph.D., an internationally known economist and current senior policy fellow at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, took a look at the impact…

May 19, 2017

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4 Tips For Happiness And Prosperity Following Graduation

An op-ed by Allan Eberhart, professor of finance and the founding director of the Master of Science in Finance program: “If you’re one of the millions—yes, millions—of…

May 18, 2017

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Trump Likes to Talk About Steel and Manufactured Goods. America’s Better Trade Hope May Lie in Exported Services

An op-ed by Jim Angel, associate professor of finance: “As the Republicans consider financial reform, they appear to be making the same mistake the Democrats did with the…

May 17, 2017

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Civil Actions: Creating A Culture of Kindness at Work

A recent essay in Harvard Business Review makes an obvious but often neglected observation: manners matter. Christine Porath, author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the…

May 1, 2017

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Why Venture Partners Shouldn’t Have Too Much in Common

“People who have the same background are likely to make the same mistakes,” says lead author Paul A. Gompers, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School,…

April 30, 2017

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NAFTA Whiplash Could Hurt American Economic Interests

“The reality is the global supply chain is very complex, as it should be — we want to have an efficient and productive global production system,” said James J. Angel, an…

April 28, 2017

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Uber Has a Department That Spies on Its Rivals — and It’s Not Alone

The biggest change that technology has brought to the table is the ability for companies to drill down deeper into people’s information than anybody ever expected, according to…

April 27, 2017

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Fixing U.S. Air Traffic Control

An op-ed by Rob Britton, adjunct professor: “Having worked in and near the airline industry for almost all my career, I’ve seen lots of good ideas to improve service, safety,…

April 25, 2017

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Shareholders Re-elect Wells Fargo Directors, Some Just Barely

“I am surprised that everybody received a majority vote,” said Jason Schloetzer, an associate business professor at Georgetown University. “It will be interesting to see if…

April 25, 2017

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Heads of Brookfield, USAA Real Estate on Federal Budget, GSA’s Future, Opportunities

USAA real estate CEO Len O'Donnell, speaking at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Thursday evening, said the focus of USAA's government building fund is to own…

April 25, 2017